Re: Microsoft Metaphors

["Paul H. Merrill" <paulmerrill@acm.org>]

Blanc wrote:
> 
> The new upcoming version of Windows gives the user the choice of using
> Internet Explorer as the main interface for access to the desktop icons,
> the computer files, internet services like AOL, or web pages.   It is still
> the user's choice to use Win95 as they are accustomed to - they must
> manually select this option in order to use it - but it is a new way of
> using Internet Explorer, for more than just viewing web pages.
> 
> You could say it is becoming the window from which to view the rest of the
> rooms in the house, including what's beyond, outside of it.
>     ..
> Blanc

It is currently available for such use.  No just upcoming.
PHM